![]() Gently push the body apart to create the base the swan sits upon and set on tabletop.ġ8.Video courtesy of Easy Paper Origami Gathering Materials: Origami Paperīefore we delve into the steps to create an origami swan, ensure you have the necessary materials ready. ![]() Then pinch the top of the head to hold the fold in place.ġ7. Then use the same process holding the neck with one hand and using your other hand to lift the head away from the neck.ġ6. Once the neck is pulled upright be sure to pinch along the base to set the fold in place.ġ5. Aim for 11 O’Clock or just a bit more instead of all the way to 12 O’Clock.ġ4. ![]() ![]() If you fold the neck just before it reaches 90º(pictured with the dotted line at the back of the neck above) or even sooner the weight of the head and neck will rest over the body and will be more stable. Hold the base with your fingers and use your other hand to gently pull the neck upright away from the body.įolding Tip: Do not set the neck at a 90º angle from the base, it will be top heavy and have a tendency to tip over. Now lift up the model and holding it accordioned together you’ll fold the model in half following the arrows so the left edge and right edge meet together creating the base of the swan.ġ3. Layered upon itself accordion style is the body, then neck, then head.ġ2. This is what your model should look like. I like to visualize an imaginary line from the edge of the top corner of the white triangle (the backside of the paper) and fold the paper downward.ġ1. After the model is folded in half it’s time to fold the head. Fold the model in half taking the point on the bottom and folding up to the point at the top.ġ0. Note the dashed line at the center of the model. Now fold the left outer edge towards the center.ĩ. Pictured above fold the right outer edge towards the center line.Ĩ. Turn over your model and repeat the same two folds to narrow the shape. Now fold the let outer edge towards the center as well.ħ. You’ll use the center crease as a guideline and fold the right outer edge towards the center guideline.ĥ. You’ll end up with a large triangle shape. Face front (printed) side of paper towards tabletop and fold in half at center to create a guideline fold.ģ. Here I’m using a 3″ square of origami paper.Ģ. You can use any size and really, any kind of paper keeping in mind that thicker papers are harder to fold.ġ. You can try to if you want to just for fun. I made this photo tutorial so that if they wanted to continue they would have a reference guide to fall back on. Fortunately there were plenty of grown ups on the field trip with the class so they were my impromptu assistants. I laid out 6″ squares of origami paper for them and invited them to each choose two they liked. All of a sudden one little girl walked up to me and hugged me *melt*. When I asked if anyone had any questions after showing them my work no one said anything. They were happy, curious, and very creative. First of all, their little voices are so cute. I wanted two so that if they breezed through the first one we could try a second.Īll I can say is they were ADORABLE! I don’t usually spend time around children this young, especially so many at one time, so it was a lot of fun. I did a lot of research to look for simple, beginner level, origami model instructions that 4 and 5 year olds would be able to master in 15 minutes. I hadn’t ever taught origami to anyone so young before so I wasn’t sure how things would go. There were two classes consisting of 10 preschoolers each. I taught tiny humans how to fold paper and make origami models. Just the other day I did something fun and new.
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